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How would a vehicle react with traction control turned off?

  • 11-03-2019 8:26pm
    #1
    BlackandGreen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 310 ✭✭


    Ive heard people turn it off to help in snow but I thought modern traction control systems would be well able to handle snow. My car did anyway.

    Isn't traction control basically the system that stops the car from flipping during skids too?


    Basically what I'm asking is there ever a reason to disable traction control or is that crazy?


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  • #2
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 41,230 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    BlackandGreen wrote: »
    Basically what I'm asking is there ever a reason to disable traction control or is that crazy?
    RWD fun?


  • #3
    w211
    Closed Accounts Posts: 416 ✭✭w211


    How snowflakes falling to the ditch? Traction control off


  • #4
    BlackandGreen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 310 ✭✭BlackandGreen


    Seth Brundle wrote: »
    RWD fun?


    I hear people do that alright. I've a front wheel drive though. I imagine the only thing it'd do for me is enabling skids on roundabout happening more easily. Could be wrong though.


  • #5
    grogi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,616 ✭✭✭grogi


    BlackandGreen wrote: »
    Basically what I'm asking is there ever a reason to disable traction control or is that crazy?

    Yes, there is. Very often the electronically controlled 4x4 systems don't handle snow well unless the ESP is off.

    Subaru, which have permanent 4x4, will be fine. But the likes of VAG might not be able to get into of a snowy hill.


  • #6
    peasant
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    On snow, sometimes you need the wheels to spin to make it through to solid ground and get some traction. Especially so when on a gradient.

    Traction control on = no wheelspin


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  • #7
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,688 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    There are different levels of control systems.
    Traction control traditionally only acted on power input to cut back power if wheel spin was sensed.
    Electronic Stability control or similar has more complex systems reading vehicle direction versus steering input and much more while having ability to brake individual wheels to help bring car back into line.
    Unless you are planning on doing a bit of DRIVING, just leave them on.


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